When Javier Morales tragically dies in 2016, his family cannot accept it. During their grief, they sign an advancing deal with Bionics Pharmaceuticals, and Javier is recreated as an android. What was salvageable from his memories was transferred into a new computer. His likeness is unbelievable. But after a while, everyone realizes he cannot be the same.
They refuse to accept him.
Reality sets in.
To protect himself, Javier gravitates to the only person who shows him love, and that is his adopted younger sister, Wendy. He vows to protect her and stay by her side.
He just doesn’t expect to have to save himself, too. Javier is too human for his own good, and there is someone who will do anything to steal a copy of his code….
Vee Lozada, a Puerto Rican author born and raised in Chicago, has been writing stories since she was young. She vowed to make them a reality as she found a home in Science Fiction, Romance, and Paranormal Romance. Writing every story that calls to her, Vee falls in love with the worlds she creates. With her cats cuddled up in her writing space, Vee will bounce ideas off her hubby and daughter. In her spare time, she draws and loses herself in the newest television series.
Thank you to Vee for gifting me with an ARC of Human Code before its release, in exchange for my honest review! Always a pleasure to read one of Vee's books.
This book follows a man named Javi Morales who is reborn as an android after his unexpected death. We read along as he navigates a different life from the one he's known before. This book had a lot of high-stakes action. Lots of android VS android violence. Vee has an interesting way of describing the mind of an android that leaves you invested in Javi's character. I love the way Javi's thoughts and emotions were blended into his android mind and how robotic-like he felt, but also human. Vee does an amazing job balancing those elements to make you believe he is truly a machine with a heart.
PS. Love all the Peter Pan references too and how they're sewn into a sibling bond.
I will for sure be following the next two books in the Human Code trilogy!
You remember Detroit: Become Human? This is very much like that, with similar underlying tones mixed with Peter Pan, in the best way possible. And I don’t think a consciousness being transferred into the form of an Android isn’t too far off.
It’s action packed, not too long of a read (just the perfect amount for a quick Black Mirror episode-like book), and hard to put down. It’s worth a binge read.
What I liked most was seeing into an android mind. The flashbacks, the error codes — it’s very DBH, like I said before. I could definitely see myself buying the official Kindle copy (and eagerly awaiting the second book). To be honest, I might read it again.
This book broke my heart in the best and worst of ways. Most people say they would do anything to bring a loved one back, but would they bring them back as a machine and love them or think of them the same? I don’t think I would be able to honestly but I would consider it. Javi’s life is complicated in ways you wouldn’t have thought possible and the people he loved throughout his entire life are there but differently. Lovable Wendy is always there and supports Javi in ways no one else does. Will is by far my favorite because he says what we’re all thinking while reading anything Mary says. And absolute read and then re-read.
I’ve had the honor of being an ARC Reader for this sci fi work of perfection. I read an older drafts after just completing multiple play throughs of Detroit: Become Human and from the first page I was captivated by Javier’s story and his quest to walk the line between human and machine. There are soo many things I could say about this book. I’ve loved Vee’s work and the questions of what it truly means to be human and how to crack the code. It’s a fantastic read. Hands down!